I write this post from my home office in my basement, which is heated, well-lit and comfortable. The floor beneath my feet is carpeted. Had the basement lacked any of these features, we probably wouldn’t have bought this house. Such amenities are assumed. But as a college student I lived in one of those classic ‘pit’ kinds of apartments. percent.

Last week’s post contained the following example of a media misfire you can avoid… Yielding to self-indulgent hubris, the trustees and state political leaders fired the president when the media reported an action they favored. The reason? He did not … Continue reading → PROTECTION: Guarding & Repairing Brands Uncategorized

Yesterday, on Alan Harrison's Voice of Reason blog, he posted a great article about the pitfalls of bad succession planning and the occasional need for Interim Executive Directors. As a consultant who has five times served as an Interim ED, I agree with much of what Mr. Harrison has to say. So, who should be your Interim ED? Never. Never. Never.

This post might separate The Agitator’s ‘communicators’ from the ‘fundraisers’! Here’s how Jeff Brooks at Future Fundraising Now views social media — basically, as the enemy of fundraising! Here’s how Beth Kanter at Beth’s Blog views social media. Which ‘school’ do you belong to?
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I got the most amazing email last week in response to my post on native eyes - the idea that when we become too close to our issue, everything becomes everyday and we lose sight of what is remarkable. Sometimes, we lack the gift of fresh eyes into our own story. We’re in Boyle Heights, which is a poor area of Los Angeles. Well, why did we?
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Why would you want to articulate your core values? What ARE values, anyway? Last week I met with Angela Robertson, who told me all about a new company that Candyss Bryant has founded, called Candyss and Associates. Candyss used to work at Austin Community College’s Center for Nonprofit Organizations. And Angela has watched her stick by them.
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Every week or so, I get a question like I did last night. It was basically, “ How do you convince your boss to let me use social media? ” So being a social media geek, I immediately posted the question on LinkedIn’s “Answers” tool. You can see the question and the answers here: [link]. Three basic approaches. Weird.
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I made a mistake today. The impact was frustration, embarrassment and shame. I'm learning SLOWLY but surely that I am not perfect and that making mistakes is a result of being human. But that doesn't mean that my mistakes FEEL less painful. Here is the good news. Mistakes are essential to growth. Actually, that's not true. Mistakes are inevitable.
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